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General Grosvenor, are arrived at the anchorage in the Vere Gat. I cannot conclude withoutexpressing in the strong est terms, my admiration of the dstinguished-ability with which the fleet Vas condoEted through the passage into the Vere Gat, nor can the advantages resulting from the susccess of this operation be too highly estimated, as by it we were not only enabled to effect a disembarkation, which; in the then state of the wind, was impracticable in any other quarter, but also that the enemy, probably relying on the dif flculty` of the navigation,was less prepared for resist ance. I must also warmly acknowledge the great a'ssist'ance the service has derived from the zealous exertions of the Officers of the Navy, and of the s e amen employed, in drawing a considerable'pro portio§roi the artillery through a heavy sand, and without whose aid the advance of the army must necessarily have been suspended, the strength of the ter—er,ng the lauding of :the horses for a time extremely difficult, I have the Honour to he, 84c: (Signed) CHATHAM. P. S. Since writing the above Letter, I have re- . ceived intelligence from Lieutenant , Geneial Sir 3. ' Hope, that the reserve of. their army bad etfeaed their landing on South Beveland, and that a detach ment had uccupied the town of Goes. (Signed) CHATHAM. ARTICLES of CAPITULATION - entered into for the surrender of the Town of Middleburgh to his Britannic • Majesty's f orces, in consequence of a Deputation from the Prefect and Burgomasters for that purpose. Art. I. Security to be granted to every person, public Functionaries, private Persons, Citizens, and Inhabitants , Whatever their politic rl opinions may 114ve been or now are. Answer.—Granted, provided they,' conduct themselves as pe..ceable Citizens, and conform to such regulations as will be hereafter established by the authority of the British Governtnent Art. 11. Protection to all property without exception whatsoever. Answer.—Granted, as far as relates to private property ; all public property is to be accounted for to such Commis- - eitnias as will be named" by the General commanding his , Britannic Majesty's Purees. Art. 111. The armed Citizens or other Inhabitants who mak have taken up arms, or done military duty to maintain public tranquility, to be protected in their persons and pro perty, and permitted to return to their ovveltings. AnsWer. - tira:.ted, up.ii condition that their aims are given to such persons as will be duly authoriseu to receive them. Arr. IV V. Public Functionaries and their families to be per. mitted, if they. desire it, to return to any other part of the islfigdulll 01 rk rt. V: -- ithilibitants who are absent from their houses, to be perMitted to return with their property. Answer. —6 ranted, subject to the restriction specified in the hrst Article. Art. VI. The troops to be quartered in Barracks. AnSwer. —This must - be determined according to circum stances, but every ease will be taken to 'render the quartering as little burthensunie to the inaabita:llS as possible. Art. VII. Should any misunderstanding take place re lating to the foregoing Articles, they will be explained in fa r your of the tort it and inhabitants. --wet ranted. Art. I 11. The above Article to be also extended to all tarts of tilts I )e.partment which may .not have obtained cquarly favourable terms.. Answer—This Artic:e to apply in the present instance to ale Town of Middleburgh atone ; but no difficulty will be piade to grant the same advantageous terms to any town that wilt surrender in like manner without opposition. ADDITIONAL ARTICLE. All Military Sick in Hospital, to remain where they are at present, and to be taken care of ; on recovery to be permitted to return to their Corps. • Answer.—Tbe Sick are to he taken care of by their own I,leuical People, but must be consideted as Prisoners or War. (Sisned) C. G. BEDLEREID. P. G, SCHORER. I, M. VANKHUOR. H. VAN DE MERNDENt. Ireed to by me, conformably to the powers vested in me, oy Lieutenant-Genetal the Earl of Chatham, K. U. Commander of his Britannic Majesty's Forces• (Signed) . EYRE COOTE, Lieut. G:h. Heights of Bree Sand, thiS 31st • day of I illy, ,tBe9. Pro; usals of a Capitulation, by the Commandant of the for tress of Veer, to his Excellency Lieutenant-General M. Fraser, i.uininanding the Besieging Army before Veer, and to Captain Ricnardson, the senior .Naval Officer on shore. Art. I. The garrison of Veer shalt.be. allowed to quit one of the gates or the town with all ,the honours of war, and ground their arms upon hie glacis, and they shall not be al lowed to serve against his Britannic Majesty or his Allies, until they have been regularly exchanged, and the troops shall he 'sent to sonic Dutch place in Holland, at the expellee or hid Majesty. The Officers shall keep their swoids, ,Horses, and property, and the soldiers their Knapsacks. Answer Agreed to, excepting that tne garrison is to be considered generally as prisoners of war, and shall ne this po.edot as the British Government shall think proper, and as is Lustoniary on such occasions. Art. 11. t row this moment, until the evacuation of the ft.tr - ess, the troops of botlvarmies shall remain in their pie_ a c ts' position. Answer—Granted. Art. W. All hostilities shall cease'from' both sides, and no preparation of attack or defence shall be carried on. A nswer--U ranted. Art. IV. All the' artillery and stores 'shall be delivered over by the Commissaries appointed Itotn both sides. Answer , Agreed to, considering that in this Article the surrelider of public property .ot -all description is inclitded. Art. V. All the sick and wounued shall be left to the hu. Inanity of the Genefal until their recovery. Answer ranted. Art. VI. The inhabitants of the town of Veer shall Conti nue to -enjoy all their privileges, and their particular property shall tie respected, anti shall, it they choose, be allowed to Tetve the place.. This privilege titian - likewise be granted to ail lOC witirich of the garrison. . G ranted. • (S . i pea) A. M. FRASER, Lieut. Gem con?. mattclit - Ig the troops betote Veer.- Ct-lA. 1. CHAtcIiSON, Senior Na .- vat Officer: (signed) V. BOGART, Commandant of the 'Garrison of Veer. (A true Copy.) (Signed) - T. CAREY, Lieut. Col.-Mil, Sec. Veer, Aug. 1, tBO9. FrispnerS taken at Ter Yee!. Artillery—i Lieritenanf- Colonel; t Captain, 4 Lieute nants, 7 Serjeants, 9 corporals, b fire-workers, 5 artitiLers; Os gunnels, t drummer. • • • - 1 iitatitry —4 Captains, 4 First Lieutenants, 5 Second lyieu teliants, 4 serjeant.Nlajors,' 13 serjeants, fouriers, to drum tilers,. 3 pipers, 328 soldiers. Naval, oldie r rent% gun-brig Gawlert—t 'Captain, imas . Vs, i 7 sailors, I buy, serjeanti t corporal, 13 pjivates, ser iring as s ig. (A true Copy.) T. CAREY.' Lieutenant-Colonel, Military Secretary. • Return of the rank and names of Officers, and of the number — of Nod.:CoinmisiOned Officers and lank and fil'e killed; 'vouiiued, and niissing, in the Island of Walcheien,. the tinie at landing un the evening of the sort' July, to the IA of August inclusive. Middlellurgh, zd August, aog. Royal Artillery-3 rank arid file wounded. lo Batt. isi Foot=z Lieutenant, "i druMmer, 6 rank and ; i Captain. 1 Lieutenant, 6serjeants,. 75 rank and tile wounded ; tank and file missing. • 4.• ist rout-4 rank and file kill d; 3 serjeants, 16 rusk and elk Wound.,:d ;• ii) rank and the • tat l3att..z6tll foot—Return not receackl supposed to have nai►co tst Batt-32(1 Foot— r serjeant; t rank and file, killed; 2 serjeants, s rank and file, wounded. zd Batt. airn Foot -4 rank and file killed; z Captains, 14 rank and tiin, wounded ; I: rank and file missing. list Foot rank and tile killed ; i rank and tile wounded. _ _ • . . - 6Uh Foot —t drummer, to rank and file, killed; t Cap. tain, a Lieutenants, 24 rank and file, wounded. Ist Batt. 71st Foot—Return not received; supposed to have about 25 killed and wounded. ad Batt. ist Foot rank and file killed ; t rank and file wounded. _ . zd Batt. 82d Foot—Tl rank and file killed ; a Lieutenants, 2 serjeants, 2t rank and file, wounded. 85th Foot-1 serjeant, 2 rank and file, killed; t Lieute nant, 2 serjeants,.i drummer, 19 rank and file, wounded; 7 rank and file missing.. • 95th Foot- rank and file wounded. 1, mbodied Detachments—Return not received. ,Staff 26th Foot-1 Captain wounded. 40th Foot--1 Brigadier-General ditto. 6th Foot-1 Captain ditto. - Total—a Officer, 2 serjeants, 2 drummers, 41 rank and file. killed; 13 Officers t serjeants,' t drummer, tg4 rank and file wounded; 34 rank and file missing. , Names of Officers, killed and wounded. _ Killed. 3d Batt. Ist Foot—Lieutenant / D. M'Lean. Wounded, 3d Batt. Ist Foat—Captain John Wilson, Lieutenant Jack son, and Volunteer I. P. Drury, slightly ; ' • • . zd Batt. 3;tti‘ Foot—Captain, Tisdell, slightly; Captain Fred Nick, dangerously. 68th Foot—The names of the 3 Officers wounded, not spe cified in the return.. zd Batt. Sad Foot—Lieutenant Reed, slightly; Lieutenant Pratt, dangerously. ilsth Foot---The name of the Officer wounded, not men tioned in the return. Staff. 26th Foot—Captain Fotheringham, Deputy Assistant-Ad. jutant-General, slightly. 4oth Foot—Brigadier-General Browne, slightly. 62d Foot-- Captain Brciwne, Aide-de-Canp to Brigadier- General Houston, _slightly. - . ROBERT LONG, ;:01. Adj. Gen. MY LORD, Middleburgh, Aug. 3, 1809. Since my letter of yesterday's date, I have received intelligence trow Lieut.-General Sir John Hope, of his h4ing occupied Bat Liz, and taken possession of the whole Islatid of South Beveland. I have also - the tatistattion to acquaint yout Lord ship, that upon the batteries' being prepared to open, the fortress of Ramakins surreudered this evening, and I have the honour to inclose tt►e * Articles of Ca pitulation. _ i t t I have the honour to he, &c. • (Signed) CHATHAM. To the Loccl Viscount Castlereagh, Terms of CapitulatiOn - OF tie Fortress of Ramakins, ad August, 5899. Art. 1. The garrison surrenders prisoners of war, with every' thing that belongs to the fortress, whether ainmuni tion, cannun, or Government stores belonging to the French and Dutch, of every. sort and kind.• Art. iI. The garrison will lay down their arms at this moment ; and are to be dispoi - ed of as the British Govern ment chooses, and as has been the custom of war. Art. I 11. The Officers will be' allowed to keep their swords,' and will with, their soldiers, be r ermitte f l to keep their private baggage. (Signed) ALEX. M. TRASER, Lieutenant-Gene ral, commanding his Britannic .Majes ty's troops before Ramakins. WOUNIER, Captain-Commandant. (A true Copy) T. CA R E Y, Lieut. Col: ma. Sec. Strength of the Garrison. 2 Captains, r Lieutenant, 4 serjeants, 7 Corporals, z Drummers, rit Privates. —Total in. Adrnirgity-011ice, Aug. 7, l ap 9 Lieut. James Duncan, commanding his Majesty's hired cutter the Idas, arrived yesterday evening at this Odice with Dispatches from Sir Richard John Strachan, Bart. and K. B. Rear-Admiral of the White, Lice. addressed to the Hon. William Wellesley Pole, of which the following are copies. Venerable, off' the Veer Gat, August 4, 18-1. SIR, You have been 'already acquainted that I bad hoisied my flag in the Amethyst, and that it was my intention to have preceded the expedition, in company with the Venerable, on board which ship Lord Chatham had embarked ; but finding the pub lic service might sutler from the Commanders in Chief being separated, I therefore shitted to the. Ve nerable, and sailed from the Downs at daylight on the 28th ultimo. I have now to acquaint you, for their Lordships information, of my arrival on the evening, ot .that day in the Stvne Deeps, with the Amethyst and se veral smaller vessels, where I .st as joined by the Fis gard, Captain Bolton, who had with great judgment Placed vessels on the vatious shoals oft this ewst.— After dark, Lieutenant Groves of this :ship, with some skilful pilots in Deal boats, were dispatched to sound the Roompot Channel, and.to station vessels at its entrancee. . . Ea'dy nest morning, the 29th, the division of Lieutenant-General Sir John Hope, cotida-ted by Captain Bathurst in the Salsette, joined me, as did also Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Keats, in the Superb. This zealous Otticer had the command of-the blocka ding Fquadron off the entrance of the Scheldt, bat observing the Armament pass; he, with his usual promptitude, left tlyit squadron un‘ler tl;c orders of Lord Gardner,. and re,utned the charge pf Sir John Hope's division ; I therefore direOed the Rear-Ad miral to shift his flag to the Salsette, and to proceed to the Roompot. The entrance to that Channel is very narrow, and as I was aware of Sir Home Pop Wm's local knowledge of the insular navigation before me, I entrusted to that officer the service of leading Sir Richard Keats's Division in, and which -he did with great skill in the Sabrina, Captain Kittoe; the, whole were anchored in safety opposite Zeerickzee, situated between the Islands of Schowen and North Beveland. That afternoon Rear-Admiral Otway, with the left wing of the army, under Sir Eyre Coote, joined nip in tie Stone Deel3s, but it blew too fresh to have any communication., On the, morning of the 30th, Sir Home Popham returned with a letter from Sir. Richard Keats,. ac quainting me that the division under his charge were all safely anchored ; and. I was likewise informed that there was a sufficient space in the Roompot to contain all the ships, to which anchorage Sir Home Popham nndertook to conduct them ; and as it blew fresh, With all the appearance of an apprDaching gale, the,squadrop was instantly got .under sail,' and led in by the Venerable, when they all carte to in safety off theNeer Gat. ,r As soon as the ships were secured, measures *ere instantly taken to prepare'to land the 'army on the Island of Walcheren. I did not wait for the gun boats coming up, but or4red who bappenCd •. to he'near the Venerable, together with the mortar brigs, to push in shore to cover the landing, and to 'force the Derhaak Battery. At halt past four the boats put off under the di reetion 9f Lord Amelius Beauclerc, of the, Royal Oak, and Captain Cockburn, of the Bellefsle, and -the troop% were landed 'in excellent .order without opposition ; the firing from the mortar and, gun vessels having driven the enemy completely from the • Derhaak Battery. Having thus accomplished this first object, .I lost no time in direeting the bombs and. gun-vessels to, • proceed up the Veer Gat, off Camvere, and having given Sir Home Popham, who at the request of Lord Chatham had remained on shore with his Lordship, permission to'employ them as the:Service might require, he the next morning began to can nonade" Camvere, which had been summoned, but held out. The fire of the gun-boats was .exceed -1 ingly well •:diteeted, and did much damage to the I town. The - Officers and crews. engaged in that service had a great claim to my admiration fQr their con dna; Three of our gun-boats were sunk. In the afternoon 'it blew fresh, and as the strength of the tide prevented the bombs from ading, I direded the flotilla to fall back; preserving .a menacing position.. At night, Captain Richardson of the Caesar, who was in the dyke on shore, 'threw some rockets at the nearest battery of Camvere, and..soon after the Commanding ptficer of the town sent out an offer to surrender. A copy of the terms acceded to by Lieutenant-Geberal Frazer, and Captain Richardson, the senior naval Officer on the spot, accompanies. this letter*. The army under Sir John Hope landed at South Reveland on the Ist of this month, and by a letter from Sir Richard Keats, of yesterday's date, I find the whple of the island is in our possession, the ene my's ships are all at:love Lillo, and those most ad vanced, as high ;up as Antwerp. We are getting our flotilla through the Slough into the Western Scheldt, to prevent succours being thrown into Flushing by the Canal of Ghent. When the Rainmekins Battery is taken, we hope to pass the lighter_ vessels to the Western Scheldt, for .the purpose of following up the other objects of the expedition. I cannot conclude this letter w;thouCicknowledg• ing the assistance I have received from Rear-Admi ral Otwa'y ; and hoW much I approve of the ar rangenutiits he made for landing the division, under Sir Eyre Coote, which was carried 'into effect by Lord Atuelius .Beauclera, and Captain Cockburn, with much skill and activity. Sir Richard Keats, in the execution of the arduous duties he has had to perform, has shetvn his accustomed zeal and judgment. . The Captains, Officers, and crews of his Majes ty's ships are indefatigable in the execution of their respedive duties, and I have much-pleasure in add ing, that there is a.naost perfed co-operation of the army and .navy. I have, &c. R. J. STRACHAN. P.S. I send this by Lieutenant Duncan, whose Cutter, the Id.ts, was close, in shore, and covered the landing. 'See Dispatches from Lieutenant-General the Earl of Chatham. SIR, Venerable, off the Veer Gat, August 5, iBo9, It is with great satisfaelion that am enabled to enclose, for your Lordships' information, a copy cf the capitulation of the Fort of Ramtnakins,* which surrendered to his Majesty's forces, nuclei Lieute nant General Fraser, estertlay afternoon. The possession of this post is of great importance to ourfurther,operations in the West Sche►dt, as it will enable me, without tnolestation, to advance the whole qt the 'flotilla, together with the Camilla - and Pallas, by the Slough, and whit h I trust - will effectu ally prevent any succours being thrown into'Flush,- log, either from Cadsand, or by the Ghent Chan nel. • I have alsb the honour of forwarding copies of Sit' Richard Keats's accounts of his proceedings in South B:vtLuri, by . which their Lordship, will per' 'ct-ive that the operations of the combined- force un der the Rear-Admiral and Sir John Hope have been very successful', and that the important post of Bathz has'been evacuated by the enemy. I came here to forward this dispatch to England, and shall ieave the command of this division with Rear-Admii'al .otway, and return to the flotilla, which I conclude is now investing Flushing. It is my intention to hoist my flag in one of the small vessels in the Slough, that may be near the head-quarters of Lord - Chathain, .and to'conduct the various serVices in the West Scheldt. I am, &c. . (Signed) .R. J. STRACHAN. Honourable W. W. Pole. * See the Dispatches from Lieutenant-General the Eari of Chatham. SIR, Sabrina. off South 13eveland, August 1, 18,9. I have the satisfaaion to inform you that Sir John Hope and seven thousand of, his division of the army were landed on South Beveland this af ternoon, &ince which I have been informed, by mes sage from him, that he was net on his.approach to.- wards Goes by the Magistrates, into which place he is at liberty to enter whenever he pleases. Three, of the enemy's ship; Of the line, and six 'brigs are at anchor, off the egst.end of South Beveland, the others I .ccin dUde have moved higher up the Scheldt. Three of the four sloops I brought up witlj me struck in coming up. I have hoisted my Flag,io the,. Sabrina, and am not without hopes of gett.ing the remaining parts of the division on shore, and most part of the army supplied to-morrow. I riave the honour, &c. (Signed) R. G. KEATS. lialf-past Seven, P. M.—The -substance:of this letter was sent by telegraphic communication from the Sabrina, at five o'clock. The six brigs are grating under sail, and moving up the Scheldt apparently, btu the ships of the line are still fast. Sabrina, off Wemeldinge, Aug. 3; 13:9. Soon after I landed I was intormed by lettyrttoin Sir John Hope, that Bathz had been evacuated in the night; and as he informed me the "Communi- C2tiOti was open between Walcheren and this 41and, .~ ~._:~ and he had sent to Loyd Chatham an 4ccon ns: of the evacuation, I concluded you would fie i t i;crds hence, and went on to Bathz with a view-to mtice observations, and from which I am this murnewre. turned.' R. G. KEATS. Rear-Admiral Sir I. Strachan, ' Bart. &c. &c. &c, MAILS. AaaLVILD—L Dublin. Du E-2 Gottenburgh, 1 , Malrk i Lisbon, L Dublin, z Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS'DAY AT TVI/xLVIL O'CLOCK. Consols 68 1 Red. Ann. - - 681 T -Et E • SUN. 4i)LJlM_Qtallt DICRILZ lIALSUS4 Aunzar L 0 N D 0 N, TU2SDAY, AUGUST d, 1809. Last night a Gazette Extraordinary was published, containing the Official Dispatches from Lord CHATHAM, and Sir 'RICHARD STRACHAN: they confirm, in every particular, the statement which we were yestt relay enabled to lay before our readers. Our success has been p opcirtioned Co the zeal, promp titude, and energy, which appears to -have been dis played both in the Naval and Military part Lf 'the Expedition, and which entitle us to expect the most brilliant success from their future exertions. - It was . last night reported, that accounts had been received of the surrender of Flushing and Williamstadt upon inquiry we find that no such intelligence has been received by Government, but the taking oe Williamstadt is certainly mentioned in spme Leto ters received from the Dutch coast, We this morning received Jamaica Papers to t 1 24th June, from which we have made the foliowinf. extracts : KINGSTON, JUNE 17.--The Argo Frigate, of 4* guns, Capt DIGBY, arrived on Saturday from a cruize. On the.2Bth ult. she touched at Aguad.ills Bay, Porto-Rico, and sailed from thence on the 30th: On the 2d inst. she jOined-the Squadron off Santo' Domingo, and proceeded on the 4th. We uncle" stand that the intended attack on that city, by the seamen and marines of the Squadron, was positively to take place on the stl ' l. Every thing was ready for their landing; and Capt. BUET, of the Sparrozo Brig, was appointed to command them. . The small detachment of artillery on shore, undac Lie" t. FAI'3DY, had been Of the greatest service to the Spaniards in annoying the enemy, ,who to / nande two sallies from the city with a vt e w ! to prize them,, but were repulsed with loss. - in Oat: instance, the sallying party consisted of '2OO O P ' but in about ten minutes they were compelled to r e ' treat, with ,the loss of 40 'killed and 57 wounded : . The troops and inhabitants'in the city were in, th° greatest distress for want of provisions, yet they re` fuzed to surrender, on being summoned by CaptaiV` Cuma - ,r, of. the Payphelnup. A strong battery had been er.thed, under the dire&ion of Lieut. FAD , between Fort Jerome and the city, whichi . svoO ld " soon compel the fort to surrender, as , there .ere only fifty men in it. • A dissatisfaaion appears to exist among some ° f the garrison of Sr. Domingo, several Italians havi°g lately deserted, and joined Lieut. FADDY'S party. On the nightof the 2d inst. two boats belongi° s to the Polyphemus, being close in shore at Sap . l °'• Domingo, were discerned by the enemy, who open' i ed a fire on them from the batteries, when 00_ the boats was unfortunately sunk, and several me° killed and wounded ;.the ether boat succeeded ~ r eaching a small fort in possession of the.,SpaniarAs' -ides the killed in the boats, we are sorry to state 'a.nunhber of men are missing. Arrived the Harmony : she was chased for severa l hours, off the City of • Santo-Doniingo, by a larg e schooner, when the Tiveei sloop of war fortunate l f hove in sight and immediately pursued her. r f Tweed spoke the Harmony, and informed het, t I fit ) the schooner was the French pri%ateer L'Hirondel le ' of six guns and 75 men, deeply laden w ith provi - . sions, taken out of different vess( li . c ptured by hthe and with which she made several attempts to ° ° t into Santo. Domingo, but was unable, to elude cltl cruizers. The crews of the vessels, which bad t l ' e m isfortune to be taken by this privateer, were trol l-Li with great catchy. • ' We fear , that 4 the Tweed would not be able td? 'come up with the Privateer, as during the chase 611° carrried away her main-top-gallant-mast. - On Sat til ' day morning, about fifteen leagues to the eastoro4- rd of the Island, the :Harmony, tell fit 5t w,th the division of the Santo-Domingo expedition, and the same afternoon with the second division, all Well' • JUNE 24.—The Bramble I hrae-tuaited schooner' of .t 0 guns, Lieut. FLEMING, arrived on TuedO ff r ' iii lt . days from .13ermuda. On Saturday last , ° a Beata,, she spoke the Satellite brig, of 16 gtl o s , the following day, off Point Abacoa, she fell in ' cit Ez the Moselle brig of 18 guns, With , the esped itiallY bound to Santo-Domingo, all well.